Handbook of Indo-Pacific Studies

Introduction Part I: Theory of Indo-Pacific 1. Understanding Indo-Pacific: Historical Context and Evolving Dynamics 2. Understanding Indo-Pacific in geopolitical context Part II: Socio-economic issues 3. Political Economy of Indo-Pacific Development 4. Trade Regionalism in the Indo-Pacific 5. Impact of religion on the international relations in the Indo-Pacific 6. Authoritarian Regimes and their Evolution in the Indo-Pacific 7. Democracy in Indo-Pacific 8. Connectivity Strategies in Indo-Pacific and its Geopolitical Implications Part III: Political and Security issues 9. Military Power as an instrument of international politics in the Indo-Pacific 10. Energy security in the Indo-Pacific 11. Dynamics of Environmental Security in the Indo-Pacific 12. Strategic alliances and alignments in Indo-Pacific 13. Strategic rivalries in Indo-Pacific: Contest, Claims and Conflicts 14. International conflicts in the Indo-Pacific region 15. Maritime governance in Indo-Pacific: The European Conceptualization Part IV - Indo-Pacific strategies 16. The United States in the Indo-Pacific: An Overstretched Hegemon? 17. Chinese Conceptions of the Indo-Pacific: The Impact of Identity and History 18. India's Tryst with "Indo-Pacific" 19. Japan's Indo-Pacific Strategy: Free and Open Indo-Pacific as International Public Goods 20. The EU and the Indo-Pacific: The Path Towards a Comprehensive Strategy 21. Middle powers in the Indo-Pacific 22. Small powers in the Indo-Pacific: Strategies, Opportunities and Challenges